4. volcano eruption 火山爆发

5. What can be produced in a volcano eruption? lava n. 熔岩 ; 岩浆

6. ash n. 灰

7. lava erupt volcano tidal wave ash Read the passage and explain the process of eruption. When a volcano erupts, three of the outcomes are ash, lava and tidal waves.

8. Before you listen to a conversation, answer these questions. 1. Ash and lava poured down the mountain, setting fire to hundreds of houses. Does this mean that (a) a fire started or (b) a fire ended?

9. 2. Hundreds of houses caught fire when the lava reached them. Does this mean that the fire started because of (a) a person or (b) a natural event?

10. 3. We managed to get half the population to another island. Does this mean it was (a) an easy thing to do or (b) a difficult thing to do?

11. 4. We put all the fires out. Does this mean the fires (a) are still burning or (b) have finished?

12. Listen and answer these questions. 1. Where are they? 2. Who are the two people in the conversation? 3. Is a volcanic eruption taking place now? 4. How many people have already left the island?

13. 5. How many people were killed by the eruption? 6. When will people be able to return to their homes?

14. 1. In the centre of Plymouth, capital of Montserrat. 2. A reporter and Frank Savage, Governor of the island. 3. No, it isn’t. 4. About 6,000. 5. None. 6. They don’t know.

15. The stressed key words often contain the main ideas. Listen and read the passage aloud. Make sure you stress the key words.

16. And now, more information about the volcanic eruption on the island of Montserrat in the Caribbean Sea which took place at 3 am on December 26th, one week ago. We spoke to a local journalist and he told us that no one had been killed in the incident. According to the journalist, more than half the island’s 11,000 residents had left the island four months earlier.

17. 1. Which of the words indicates that the following sentence contains good news? 2. Which indicates that the sentence contains bad news? luckily unfortunately thankfully hopefully sadly fortunately

18. luckily 幸运地, 幸好 e.g. Luckily, no one was hurt. 幸好没有人受伤。 unfortunately 遗憾地 ; 可惜地 ; 不幸地 e.g. Unfortunately, he won’t be here tomorrow evening. 可惜的是他明晚不在这儿。 thankfully 感谢地 ; 感激地 hopefully 怀希望地 ; 抱希望地 ; ( 多用来修饰全句 ) 但愿

19. e.g. Hopefully, we will be there by six. 但愿我们能在六点之前赶到那儿。 sadly 可惜, 不幸 fortunately 幸运地, 侥幸地 e.g. Fortunately, the fire was discovered soon after it had started. 幸好火势刚起就立即被发现了。

20. sadly luckily hopefully thankfully fortunately unfortunately bad news good news

21. Choose one of the words to complete these sentences. 1. _____________________________, we had plenty of warning. 2. __________________, there were several villages in its path. 3. _____________________________, no one was killed. Fortunately/ Thankfully/ Luckily Unfortunately/ Sadly Fortunately/ Thankfully/Luckily

22. 4. ________________________________ ________, it won’t too long. 5. ___________________, hundreds of houses caught fire when the lava reached them. 6. ______________________________, we put all the fires out quite quickly. Unfortunately/ Sadly Hopefully/ Fortunately/ Thankfully/ Luckily Fortunately/ Thankfully/ Luckily